New books about social justice for kids and teens!
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges—who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans—inspires readers and calls for action in this moving letter.
A new book by the author of A is for Activist is a rhyming, boldly illustrated vision of a better world.
When you go to a march
And raise your sign high
You'll make people smile
who thought you were shy
And you'll make people wonder, does that kid really know why?
You DO know of course
This powerful activity book will engage hands, hearts, and minds as it introduces children to the guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement.
When the Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013, the three founders--Alicia Garza, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, and Opal Tometi--anchored its work in a list of guiding principles, developed through conversation with other activists.
A #1 New York Times Bestseller!
Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices!
Featured on Good Morning America, NPR's Morning Edition, CBS This Morning, and more!
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption—a bold and lyrical picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly illustrated by Michaela Goade.
Water is the first medicine.
It affects and connects us all . . .
"I wonder, then, what freedom is. Is it a place? Is it a thought? Can it be stolen? Can it be bought?"
Winner of the 2020 Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice
Dad, what happened?
Why are they shooting?
What is this vigil for?
Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city.
How can we make the world a better place? This inspiring resource for middle-grade readers is organized as a dictionary; each entry presents a word related to creating a better world, such as ally, empathy, or respect. For each word, there is a poem, a quote from an inspiring person, a personal anecdote from the authors, and a try it prompt for an activity.
The #1 New York Times bestseller and a USAToday bestseller!A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America
This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about the here and now.
A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.
A book about race.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Recommended by Oprah's Book Club, ESSENCE, We Need Diverse Books, ellentube, Brit + Co, PureWow, Teen Vogue, Time, New York, USA TODAY, and TODAY.com
Also available: This Book Is Anti-Racist Journal, a guided journal with more than 50 activities to support your anti-racism journey$17.06ISBN: 9781948340403Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Dottir Press - November 17th, 2020Featuring brand-new activity pages and additional learning material, the paperback edition of Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness is a picture book about racism and racial justice, inviting white children and parents to become curious about racism, accept that it's real, and cultivate justice.
$15.29ISBN: 9780593121610Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Crown Books for Young Readers - August 11th, 2020Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators invite you into their homes to witness the conversations they have with their children about race in America today in this powerful call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racists and advocates for change.
$16.19ISBN: 9781536212747Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Candlewick Studio - September 8th, 2020History comes home in a deeply moving, exquisitely illustrated tale of a small house, taken by the Nazis, that harbors a succession of families—and becomes a quiet witness to a tumultuous century.
The days went around like a wheel.
The sun rose, warming the walls of the house.$15.29ISBN: 9780711262140Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Frances Lincoln Children's Books - September 1st, 2020$16.16ISBN: 9780884487548Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Tilbury House Publishers - February 18th, 2020Kanzi’s family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that’s why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that backfires when Mama shows up at school with the sandwich. Mama wears a hijab and calls her daughter Habibti (dear one). When she leaves, the teasing starts.
$17.09ISBN: 9780803730892Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Dial Books - July 28th, 2020A timely picture book biography about Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who sought the Democratic nomination to be the president of the United States.
$16.19ISBN: 9781534406230Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Margaret K. McElderry Books - June 9th, 2020Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this inspiring picture book from Sibert Honor winner Patricia Hruby Powell and Caldecott Honor winner R.
$17.09ISBN: 9781623541316Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Charlesbridge - September 22nd, 2020Fans of We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices will love meeting fourteen young activists who have stepped up to make change in their community and the United States.
$17.09ISBN: 9781250311207Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Roaring Brook Press - March 10th, 2020"This collection of poems by women of color covers topics relating to social justice, activism, discrimination and empathy, focusing on the need to speak out and inspiring middle-graders." -Vogue
Woke: A Young Poet's Guide to Justice is a collection of poems to inspire kids to stay woke and become a new generation of activists.$16.19ISBN: 9781524701475Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Schwartz & Wade - September 15th, 2020This luminous picture book by an award-winning author and acclaimed illustrator is the perfect tool to discuss the importance of the natural world with young children, as well as introduce them to environmental activist Rachel Carson.
$17.06ISBN: 9781592702671Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Enchanted Lion Books - May 19th, 2020"Burgess describes Haring discovering Robert Henri's The Art Spirit in college ("He felt as if the book was speaking directly to him"), encountering the large paintings of Pierre Alechinsky (he was "blown away"), and recognizing a common impulse in dancers at the West Village's Paradise Garage ("For Keith, drawing and painting were like dancing.
$31.50ISBN: 9781733329293Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Rebel Girls - October 13th, 2020The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 immigrant women who have shaped, and will continue to shape, our world.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World is the third book in the New York Times bestselling series for children.$17.09ISBN: 9780062937407Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Balzer + Bray - June 2nd, 2020INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY FROM THE CHILDHOOD OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS!
A beautiful, empowering picture book about two sisters who work with their community to effect change, inspired by a true story from the childhood of the author’s aunt, Kamala Harris, and mother, lawyer and policy expert Maya Harris.
$17.09ISBN: 9780358408307Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Versify - August 18th, 2020A New York Times bestseller!
Who was at the forefront of women's right to vote? We know a few famous names, like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, but what about so many others from diverse backgrounds—black, Asian, Latinx, Native American, and more—who helped lead the fight for suffrage?$10.79ISBN: 9781941367513Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Downtown Bookworks - February 18th, 2020A Black Woman Did That! spotlights vibrant, inspiring black women whose accomplishments have changed the world for the better.
A Black Woman Did That! is a celebration of strong, resilient, innovative, and inspiring women of color.$7.19ISBN: 9780062796264Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: HarperCollins - August 18th, 2020A perfect tool for young readers as they grow into the leaders of tomorrow, Veronica Chambers’s inspiring collection of profiles—along with Senator Cory Booker’s stirring foreword—will inspire readers of all ages to stand up for what’s right.
You may only be one person, but you have the power to change the world.
$7.19ISBN: 9780062836694Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Balzer + Bray - June 16th, 2020From debut author Lisa Moore Ramée comes this funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel about friendship, family, and standing up for what’s right, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give and the novels of Renée Watson and Jason Reynolds.
$17.09ISBN: 9781984829665Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Crown Books for Young Readers - September 29th, 2020The stunning sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Martin. Incarcerated teen Quan writes letters to Justyce about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Angie Thomas.
$17.99ISBN: 9780062996480Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Balzer + Bray - September 1st, 2020New York Times and USA Today bestseller * Goodreads Finalist for Best Teen Book of the Year * Time Magazine Best Book of the Year * Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * Shelf Awareness
$11.69ISBN: 9781101994931Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Penguin Books - June 30th, 2020Winner of the Michael L. Printz Medal
$8.09ISBN: 9780593094655Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Penguin Workshop - June 2nd, 2020Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us.
"Thank God we have Alok. And I'm learning a thing or two myself."--Billy Porter, Emmy award-winning actor, singer, and Broadway theater performer$8.09ISBN: 9780593095188Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Penguin Workshop - June 2nd, 2020Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us.
"Drew's experience teaches us to embrace what we are afraid of and be true to ourselves. She uses her passion to change the art world and invites us to join her."--Janelle Monáe, award-winning singer, actress, and producer$8.09ISBN: 9780593223338Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Penguin Workshop - October 13th, 2020Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us.
"Taking on the Plastics Crisis delivers straightforward advise for getting involved in the global movement to eliminate single-use plastics." -- Booklist, Starred Review$8.09ISBN: 9780593095195Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Penguin Workshop - October 13th, 2020Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us.
"I will close my eyes and disappear into the pages of this book for many years to come."--Hanif Abdurraqib (New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead in The Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest)$8.09ISBN: 9780593094136Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Penguin Workshop - June 2nd, 2020Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us.
$8.09ISBN: 9780593093689Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Penguin Workshop - June 2nd, 2020Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us.
"The new manifesto for how we as queer people could and should navigate the world. It's the holding hand I never had--but wish I did."--Troye Sivan, Golden Globe nominated-singer, songwriter, and actor$15.26ISBN: 9781616209674Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Algonquin Young Readers - August 18th, 2020A School Library Journal Best Book of 2020
It’s time to bare it all about bodies!
We all experience the world in a body, but we don’t usually take the time to explore what it really means to have and live within one.$17.09ISBN: 9781646140183Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Levine Querido - September 15th, 2020What this book is NOT:
The fear-based How-To on sex and consent, oversimplified and focused on technicalities, that represents so much of our sexual education today.
What this book IS:
